"Dave Anderson, head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, says complaining senators don't understand why he went to Washington, D.C.

He's got it backwards. He needs to understand why he was invited to Washington.

Anderson has come under harsh criticism for recusing himself from all Native American gaming issues. All. Not just those in which he has a conflict of interest."

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BIA leader should deal with gaming (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 6/23)

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